The Game Was Secondary

On Senior Night in Freeport, the Aquin Bulldogs took down the Lena-Winslow Panthers in straight games 25-19, 25-17 to close out an undefeated conference season. And while it doesn't happen very often, on this night, the game itself was not the lead story.

Following the contest, Aquin head coach Korissa Blasing had a special meeting with her players and parents, where she had to deliver some very hard news – she was stepping down.

"My fiancé got a really good job down in Morrison, and we moved there a while back," she said. "I've been commuting here ever since the first of the year. In...